[HTTPS-Everywhere] HTTPS being added to BBC Online

[mezzanine at Safe-mail.net]

The BBC's Internet Blog recently had an entry about the process of
adding HTTPS to the BBC Online site. Among other things, the entry
talks about some of the technical challenges (such as hardwired HTTP
URLs, content delivered via CDNs, and users accessing BBC Online via
older hardware devices.) The entry also mentions that in 2016, the
Google Chrome browser was changed with the purpose that certain
functionality will be supported only on secure (i.e. HTTPS) pages.
This change was mentioned as being an important reason for supporting
HTTPS on certain BBC services, such as Weather and Travel News.

Enabling Secure HTTP for BBC Online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/entries/f6f50d1f-a879-4999-bc6d-6634a71e2e60

The blog mentions at least partial support for HTTPS on the BBC home
page and the Travel News site, with plans to add HTTPS to more of BBC
Online as time goes by. It is noted that certain "archival" content
will remain with HTTP only, such as the News Online archive.

As of this writing, there are rulesets for the BBC in HTTPS
Everywhere. In particular, there is a minimal ruleset for bbc.com,
and there is a ruleset for various domains under bbc.co.uk; the latter
ruleset is off by default with a note that testing and feedback is
needed. Hopefully, the changes being made by the BBC (ideally, there
will be no mixed content in HTTPS pages) will make it easier to add
support for BBC Online to HTTPS Everywhere.

--Richard